Table 1.
Participant demographics
| Overall N = 330 M (SD) or N (%) | ID only n = 235 M (SD) or N (%) | ID and ASD n = 95 M (SD) or N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child age | 16.78 (2.92) | 16.93 (2.82) | 16.40 (3.12) | t(328) = 1.50, p = .13, d = .17 |
| Child gender (% male) | 203 (62 %) | 129 (55 %) | 74 (78 %) | Χ 2 (1) = 15.1 p < .001, Cramer’s V = .21 |
| Level of competition | ||||
| Local | 267 (82 %) | 191 (82 %) | 76 (82 %) | |
| Provincial | 48 (15 %) | 35 (15 %) | 13 (14 %) | Χ 2 (2) = .38, p = .83, |
| National/International | 11 (3 %) | 7 (3 %) | 4 (4 %) | Cramer’s V = .03 |
| Training in the last year | ||||
| None or a few times | 84 (26 %) | 61 (26 %) | 23 (25 %) | |
| 1–4 times per month | 149 (45 %) | 102 (43 %) | 47 (51 %) | Χ 2 (2) = 1.59, p = .45, |
| At least twice per week | 95 (29 %) | 72 (31 %) | 23 (25 %) | Cramer’s V = .07 |
| Total sports in 12 months | 2.3 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.4) | t(313) = .52, p = .60 |
| Respondent source (% mothers) | 268 (82 %) | 195 (83 %) | 73 (77 %) | Χ 2 (1) = 1.89, p = .17, Cramer’s V = .07 |
| Geographical location | ||||
| Remote | 11(3 %) | 9 (4 %) | 2 (2 %) | Χ 2 (3) = 1.09, p = .78, |
| Rural | 82 (25 %) | 56 (24 %) | 26 (28 %) | Cramer’s V = .06 |
| Suburban | 141 (44 %) | 100 (44 %) | 41 (44 %) | |
| Urban | 89 (28 %) | 65 (28 %) | 24 (26 %) | |
| Respondent educational level | ||||
| High school or less | 63 (19 %) | 46 (20 %) | 17 (18 %) | |
| College degree or equivalent | 121 (37 %) | 87 (37 %) | 34 (36 %) | Χ 2 (2) = .34, p = .84, |
| University degree | 144 (44 %) | 100 (43 %) | 44 (46 %) | Cramer’s V = .03 |
| Finances before taxes | ||||
| <49,000 | 48 (18 %) | 35 (18 %) | 13 (17 %) | |
| 50,000–99,999 | 117 (43 %) | 79 (41 %) | 38 (48 %) | |
| 100,000–149,999 | 82 (30 %) | 60 (31 %) | 22 (28 %) | Χ 2 (3) = 1.57, p = .67, |
| 150,000 or greater | 27 (10 %) | 21 (11 %) | 6 (8 %) | Cramer’s V = .08 |
| Financial management | ||||
| Doing well | 137 (43 %) | 102 (45 %) | 35 (37 %) | |
| Get by alright | 131 (41 %) | 90 (40 %) | 41 (44 %) | Χ 2 (2) = 1.61, p = .45, |
| Financial trouble | 54 (17 %) | 36 (16 %) | 18 (19 %) | Cramer’s V = .07 |
| Family difficulties | 3.26 (.48) | 3.29 (.49) | 3.21 (.47) | t(327) = 1.79, p = .08, d = .20 |